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Update: Label Head Expects $900 Mil In Rapper Profiling Suit, "Canada Doesn't Have A Hip-Hop Problem, It Has A Black Problem"

Canada and the State Department have defaulted in hip-hop label owner Jerome Almon's $900 million lawsuit against them and according to the Murdercap Records CEO, have done so to avoid "devastating documentation" of the country's racial profiling practices.

As SOHH previously reported, Almon recently filed a suit alleging "wholesale profiling" of rappers and African-Americans by Canadian border officials, claiming that along with himself, numerous rappers including 50 Cent, Eminem and DMX have either been turned away or faced lengthy interrogations at Canadian borders.

"They [Canada] don't know what to do right now, because I know what they've pulled," Almon told SOHH exclusively regarding the default. "If I'm a liar, why don't they just call me a liar? They won't do it. The documentation speaks for itself."

Almon says that Canada's attack on African-Americans and rappers is partly an effort to blame them for the increased gang violence and gun murders in Toronto and Vancouver. He called Canada's border stance racist and hypocritical, arguing that pedophiles and terrorists are allowed into the country while hip-hop stars are excluded.

"America and Canada don't have a hip-hop problem, they have a black problem," he said. "A two-dimensional black problem." Last year, Canadian authorities sought to ban 50 Cent and other "gangster" rappers from performing in the country. Almon claims those same authorities also drew up Bills C-254 and C-95, which would ban all U.S. rappers and their CDs from Canada by categorizing hip-hop as hate speech.

Almon has even set up a Web site at abadraponmurdercap.com with information that he claims documents the discrimination, while also defending hip-hop culture.

Melisa Leclerc, a spokesperson for Stockwell Day, Canada's minister of public safety, declined to comment to SOHH on the specifics of the case, but she did say that the Canadian government is "committed to ensuring the fair treatment of all travelers to Canada." She also maintains that the criteria and indicators used by the country's border services officers do not discriminate on grounds protected by the Canadian Human Rights Act.

The lawsuit - which was prepared by the chief of Detroit's American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) - also names US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Jay-Z, Olivia, Colin Powell, Toronto Mayor David Miller and Spike Lee, among others, as witnesses.

Almon claims that Rice is in collusion with the Canadian government despite knowledge of the country's racial profiling practices.

Because the defendants named in the suit did not respond within the allotted period of time - in this case, 60 days - Almon can now seek a default judgment, which involves the court ruling on the case and potentially awarding him up to the full amount of his claim, and possibly legal fees.

Almon said he expects to be awarded the full $900 million and will not consider dropping the suit in exchange for a settlement.

"The only way they can stop me from taking that money is if I'm dead," he said. "They know what they've done."

Indie Label owner( Detroits Own ) Jerome Almon sued the Canadian government alleging that his artists get profiled when they try to cross the border. Is there really some rapper profiling going on?

There’s all truth to it. People hate to come to Canada on tour, not because of the country or the people, but because of customs. I remember one year I was like, “Yo, Bus, I gotta get you up here.” He was like, “fuck that! I hate them niggas.” He was shooting a movie up there. He had his proper papers, visa, all that and they still would mess with him at the border for like hours at a time. And that’s what they do.

They just mess with people no matter what. Right now, they’ve been cool with me for the last year, year and a half. They used to give me a hassle and I’m from there, so I can only imagine people that are not from there and are trying to get there and make some money touring. Besides that, a lot of dudes have records whether it be for small things or bigger things and they make it damn near impossible to make it across the border.

Talib Kweli is on the phone from a tour bus that is slowly making its way towards our border. While Canadians seem to think that, unlike their southern neighbours, theirs is an international reputation beyond reproach, Kweli sees it differently.

"Other than making it utterly impossible for a young black man to get in the country, I really enjoy Canada. Canada has the worst customs in the world, and everyone on the bus should now be agreeing with me - they make it harder to get into the country than any other country in the world."

Others think so too. Al Sharpton's National Action Network released a statement that said that it believes Canada Customs engages in racial profiling, while, more recently, Jerome Almon of Detroit's Murdercap Records filed a $900-million lawsuit in federal court against the Government of Canada, the State Department and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice based on the same notion.

While Al Sharpton is an opportunist and Almon appears to be the same, not to mention borderline insane (he's subpoenaed everyone from Oprah to Paris Hilton), there's no denying that if you're a rap fan living in Canada, chances are you've got more unused ticket stubs than your indie rock friends. Chances are also good if you're a rap fan that you know to put some stock in what Talib Kweli has to say.

The Brooklyn-born, -bred and -based musician has been at the top of rap's underground since the late-'90s, starting with collaborative releases alongside Mos Def (as Black Star) and DJ Hi-Tek (as Reflection Eternal), and later as an acclaimed solo artist. His music has continued to contain the sharp and dexterous wordplay that frequently touches on socio-political themes, something that has, to his ire, labelled him a "conscious rapper."

"It's like any label: gangster rapper, pop rapper. I make conscious music, of course, but to just limit me as a conscious rapper, that's like saying that Jay-Z is just a gangster rapper. He makes some gangster music, but is it accurate to call Jay-Z a gangster rapper? No, he's way more than that, and I know that

I'm more than one category of hip-hop."

It's enough of an annoyance that he says that his next album is going to be called Prisoner of Conscious, but the one that Kweli is currently attempting to cross the border with is titled Eardrum, the first release on his new label, Blacksmith. It's blessed with a who's who of producers from Pete Rock to Kanye, but, as always, it's his voice that is its centre point - a voice that's been influenced by having worked in and owned a bookstore, not to mention being the son of two professors.

"I honestly think that if I wasn't rapping I probably would have ended up doing something in academics. But at the same time, I hated school, I quit college, I think I'm like the hip-hop version of my parents."

A parent of two kids himself now, he makes it clear that part of the perspective found in this latest album comes from his life experience.

"Of course, there are different responsibilities and different influences on your life, and the things that you see sometimes start to differ from your core fan base.

The way we present the music is going to be live, so that even if you're a 16-year-old who may not like an adult song like Hot Thing about the good things about a woman, they'll like Say Something, which is a little more kinetic."

A decade-long career as a musician has also given him some perspective on how his music is received. "What I find is for every positive review, there's a negative one, and for every negative, there's a positive - I feel like I have an equal amount. Right now, Eardrum is enjoying a great critical buzz, a lot of critics like my album and respect it and everything, but I bet you could find the same amount of people who are saying 'f*** Kweli.'"

Let's just hope those people don't work at the Canadian border. Talib Kweli

Hip-hop group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony were denied entry into Canada early Wednesday morning (January 30), as they prepared to head on a sold out tour through the country, BallerStatus.com learned.

The group said they were told their entry into Canada was denied by Customs officials because their music was "too violent," which they cannot understand.

"We never had a problem going over there, but all of the sudden, they talking the music is too violent," Krayzie Bone told BallerStatus.com. "I'm like 'Man, that's crazy because we doing the same music we've done every time we came over there and nothing never happened.'"

The group was scheduled to leave for Canada Wednesday morning for five sold out dates -- including stops in Calgary, Vancouver and Winnipeg -- but got the bad news from the tour's promoter just before they were preparing to leave.

"We was supposed to leave this morning and the promoter told us he was having trouble getting us cleared to enter the country," explained Krayzie. "We was on stand by, and he was gonna let us know what was going on this morning at 8 a.m. He said he went to the Councilor and everything, and they was like 'We was high risk of coming over there,' 'they didn't wanna take the risk,' 'they didn't want it on their hands if something happened,' and everything."

The rapper said that the group was very surprised when they heard the news, mainly because they had toured there just last year and several times in the past without incident, and don't understand why this time is any different.

"We was just over there last year... around the same time last year," he said, "and we didn't have no problem whatsoever getting through the Customs or nothing."

While Krayzie admits that fights had broken out between concertgoers at their shows in the past, he insisted the incidents were isolated and had nothing to do with Bone or their music. "We never really had nothing major at all, happen at our concerts. No riots, nobody getting shot or killed, or nothing like that," Krayzie said.

Although they are still confused about the situation, Krayzie speculated as to why Canada is strict in letting rappers through the border. One reason he had was the country's rising gang problem, which officials confirmed with the group.

"I hear a lot of people is having problems with Canada now. They did mention that they have a rising gang problem on they hands out there in Canada, so that might be one of the reasons," Krayzie explained.

The group's Canadian tour would have been in support of latest album, T.H.U.G.S., which was released through Ruthless Records; their last major label project, Strength & Loyalty; and their DVD film "I Tried."

Despite the Canada dates being canceled, the group is slated to continue on the U.S. leg of the tour, which kicks off in Portland, Oregon on February 16, hitting cities such as Los Angeles, Dallas, New York and Atlanta, before wrapping things up in Montgomery, Alabama on June 14.

The group is upset that their Canadian fans aren't able to catch their shows though. "We still got a very strong fan base. Our fans been following us for a very long time. It's unfortunate that our sold out shows in Canada were canceled, because our fans stay loyal to us and we want to stay loyal to them," Krayzie said.

Not to mention former G Unit artist game being banned from entering canada by the canadian government,because they felt the need to ban 1 man because their excuse was that game was a national security risk to the entire country of canada.

The festival's catalog says "Paris, Not France," directed by music-video vet Adrian Petty - daughter of rocker Tom Petty - "explores the businesswoman and the human being behind the public persona."

Petty received major cooperation from the Hilton family, getting full access to Paris and scoring in-depth interviews with her parents, Rick and Kathy Hilton; her sister, Nicky; and other family members.

Donald Trump, Camille Paglia and Michael Musto also weigh in.

It's a far cry from her last "documentary," "One Night in Paris," the hard-core porn tape of herself shot by sleazy former beau Rick Salomon.

Indeed, according to Canadian concert booker Chris McKee, U.S. hip-hop acts are facing harassment from immigration officials when attempting to enter America's northern neighbor.

On Jan. 23, hip-hop specialist McKee of Oakville, Ontario-based Live Tour Artists sent an industrywide e-mail to fellow Canadian agents and promoters raising the issue.

During the past year, McKee cites "countless" situations where his acts have been delayed for hours or turned back at the Canadian border. "You get sick to your stomach," he says, "waiting for that phone call saying, 'We didn't get through' even though the paperwork was filed properly."

He claims Ludacris, Tha Dogg Pound and Young Buck were all held up prior to 2005 club dates despite having correct paperwork. Those shows went on, but in May 2005, McKee says Wu Tang Clan member Inspectah Deck was turned back, resulting in the cancellation of a nine-date tour with Planet Asia and Afru-Ra.

The issue attracted Canadian media attention Jan. 12, when Detroit-based Murdercap Records CEO Jerome Almon filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Michigan. Almon˜who records as Slikkfordays˜is seeking $900 million in damages and an order prohibiting Canadian officials from obstructing his entry to Canada. The suit names two former ministers of citizenship and immigration and 95 Canadian border officers.

The Canada Border Services Agency declines to comment on individual cases. An Ottawa-based spokesman points out that convicted criminals may be prohibited from entering Canada, but insists border officers "don't discriminate against race, nationality or religion."

Rap producer Almon˜arrested twice in the United States but never charged˜has family and business interests in Toronto. His label boasts an eight-act-strong roster including Blakkattakk and the Northsiders. Almon says he was delayed more than 200 times while crossing into Canada between 1998 and 2003 and turned back "two or three" times.

The last time he was refused entry was in January 2003 while travelingºo Toronto for a national club tour setting up the Canadian release of the Slikkfordays album "Porn Star."

"I was told, 'You are barred permanently,' " Almon recalls. The tour, booked through Murdercap, was canceled, and the album remains unreleased in Canada.

Almon previously unsuccessfully appealed his ban through various Canadian provincial and federal channels. He says his suit is "under review" by the Detroit court, which he claims has jurisdiction under the U.S. Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.

Traditionally, it has been easy for U.S. acts to play Canada providing they are American Federation of Musicians-affiliated, had a signed contract and their identification/criminal records checked out.

"There are laws," McKee says. "We can't let criminals enter. But we provide immigration with the information and they have the opportunity to look up artists' records. They should let us know before the act drives up to the border."

While McKee admits his e-mail only drew "a handful" of responses, live music insiders concur that border hassles have increased lately.

The result is limiting Canadian opportunities for U.S. rappers, as Live Nation Canada president Shane Bourbonnais concedes. "I don't do many hip-hop shows," he says. "I'd always be concerned whether the artists would get in the country."

Toronto-based hip-hop promoter Jeff Brandman, who is VP of operations at REMG Entertainment, recalls cross-border problems causing last-minute cancellations by Dead Prez, the Roots, Ghostface Killah, Nas and Common in recent years, while Method Man was delayed twice in the past 18 months ahead of club shows in Toronto. "And when we work with Snoop Dogg," he adds, "we have a terrible time getting him in because of his criminal history."

Brandman says Snoop Dogg obtained a temporary resident's permit in January, allowing him to play Canadian dates.

Canada's border strictures have affected other major hip-hop names. In 2005, 50 Cent was barred from entering due to his criminal record. However, in late November that year, he also obtained a temporary resident's permit and played a William Morris Agency-booked seven-city tour.

Canada Folds, Condoleezza Rice Throws Hillary Clinton Under the Bus, President Elect Obama Set Up To Confront Rap World In $900 Million Rappergate Case As Canada's Hip Hop Hit List Revealed By Murdercap Records CEO

Canada and State Department Withdraw From December Court Showdown After All Hope Lost Dismissal, Defendants Force Obama Administration To Join Justice Department and Canada In Arguing Rappers and African Americans Not Protected By US Constitution

Condoleezza Rice and the Canadian government inexplicably pulled out of December 10th hearing that they requested, in an attempt to have the $900 Million Rappergate case dismissed in US federal court.

At the 11th hour the defendants withdrew after realizing they had 2 equally disastrous options: 1) Perjure themselves before a federal judge 2) Admit their guilt in open court and be faced with paying a massive monetary settlement. Murdercap Records CEO Jerome Almon's case was cemented upon release of a 2 year, $2 million study ordered by Canadian Premier Dalton McGuinty which concluded that US gangsta rappers are completely absolved of any responsibility for dramatic increase in gun violence among the Great White North's teen population. Faced with the unsavory task of lying to a federal judge as they had repeatedly lied to Senate Armed Service Chairman Carl Levin in the past, the defendants withdrew from the hearing, a motion they initiated. Condoleezza Rice and the Bush administration purposely left this political IED for President elect Barack Obama and soon to be Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's in an effort to sabotage the good relationship both officials have with the growing politically powerful Hip Hop generation and the stars of rap.

Mr. Almon will also reveal who decided and when the decision was made to go to war on US rappers by the Canadian government and the blatant attempt to get him to sell out the who's who of Hip Hop and African Americans in return for re-entry into Canada. Mr. Almon also has informed Senator Hillary Clinton of the attempted illegal and unethical behavior on the part of Secretary Rice. Evidence shows that Canada Border Services and Toronto 's 51 Division have initiated betting pools for the arrest of certain rappers and have compiled a "hit list," with the MurderCap Records CEO at the top of list. Confidential information passed on to Almon indicates that the law enforcement agencies in Canada are collaborating in an effort to "set up" US rappers in order to thwart the McGuinty report and the devastating lawsuits that will certainly follow his successful defense of Hip Hop. The list reads like the who's who of rap 50 Cent, The Game, Busta Rhymes, TI, and rap icon NAS. Top commanders in the Toronto Police Department and Canadian Border Services have spread scurrilous rumors about Mr. Almon's misconduct regarding certain Canadian females and the nature of his arrests in the US in an attempt force a settlement of the case and to discourage any of the other rappers targeted by their rap intelligence unit from filing lawsuits.

The late January hearing date will be a no holds barred war, with the names of the Canadian girls, the sex scandals, and all the sordid details of the circumstance that led to the sex, lies, and gangsta profiling that has become the most watched global controversy in hip hop. The hearing promises to further scandalize top political powerbrokers in both the Canadian and US capitals, and reveal the truth behind the controversial visits to Canada by stars Paris Hilton, 50 cent, Jay Z, The Game, Tom Sizemore, P. Diddy. The case promises to drag in all world NBA stars such as Kobe Bryant and a prominent member of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks, along with several NHL stars as Almon goes all in to back Hip Hop against blatant censorship. The most shocking aspect of the testimony will center around the Canadians who have backed Mr. Almon in his allegations against Canada Border Services. With some members of the agency joining supporting the Motor City CEO’s allegations.

Mr. Almon is releasing the CD "THE BORDER/GENERATION KILL" to coincide with the hearing, which was inspired by the label’s experiences entering Canada, the dirtiest show on television-Canada’s “The Border” and the HBO miniseries “Generation Kill.” A controversy has already ensued as some Comcast cable outlets have sought legal advice after the Parents Television Council and Focus on Family expressed deep concerns about the content of the spots. Labeling them as being “too gangsta” and “too sex filled” for viewing by teenagers. The spots feature critically acclaimed up and coming model/actress Melissa Pester in the lead roles.

Obama Called "N Word" Repeatedly On Canada's CBC, Travel Warning To Be Issued To Blacks and Rappers

Government Backs Station As Rap Mogul Moves to Sue Several Canadian Cabinet Ministers In Canadian Courts For Slander and Defamation On Top of $900 Million Lawsuit Filed In US

Due to the scathing $2 million report issued by Canadian Premier Dalton McGuinty, statements by Canada’s top rap Kingpin Kardinal Offishall, complaints by hip hop mogul Jay Z, a dramatic increase in physical attacks on African Americans by Canadian border and police personnel, and the complete and total betrayal of Black Americans by the State Department and Department of Justice, Mudercap Records CEO Jerome Almon is issuing a travel warning to Obama administration personnel, Black entertainers,

U.S. Blacks, and especially American MC’s that they are risking both their physical and economic health by entering Canada for the foreseeable future on January 19th-MLK Day.

The reports and statements confirm that Canada Border Services Agency on orders from the highest elements of the Canadian government are profiling, framing, and assaulting African Americans with the complete assistance of the State Department and Department of Justice with Black entertainers and rappers being at the top of the official hit list compiled in Ottawa with bounties being placed on the heads of the who’s who of American rap.

Mr. Almon is moving to sue several high ranking Canadian officials for slander and defamation in Canadian courts, due their spreading the false rumors of his sexual misconduct with several Canadian females.

After numerous failed attempts to bribe and black mail Mr. Almon to drop his lawsuit, the Department of Justice on orders of the Bush administration is now arguing in federal court that African Americans, and especially U.S. rappers are not entitled to the same Constitutional protections as all other Americans, even as the America prepares to swear in its first African American President and Attorney General.

The scandalous information will reveal why Canadian cabinet Ministers and State Department power brokers will go to any links to stop the testimony of the rap icons, Martha Stewart, Paris Hilton, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Sizemore, with Mr. Almon revealing his personal experiences in Canada regarding the issue that will shock America.

The information will devastate Canada’s image and tourism market and the fact that he has already cost Canada $600 million in losses to its film industry. Mr. Almon has called on Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama to immediately confront the Canadians on the issue immediately upon entering office in letters to both. As Canada continues to hurl through its 1960’s Hip Hop organizations and civil rights groups are preparing to launch a “blackout” of the Great White North with year long boycott.

In another huge controversy publishing and television powerhouses HBO and Penguin books are threatening to seek a court injunction and file a multi million dollar lawsuit to prevent Murdercap Records from releasing the CD “THE BORDER/GENERATION KILL” citing concerns about the title and content. The CD is slated to be released January 29th and according the label’s CEO will drop as entitled with all tracks included.

How was Joey Porter allowed into canada to play against the buffalo bills on December 7th 2008?

Miami Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter was issued a summons on a misdemeanor battery charge against Cincinnati Bengals offensive lineman Levi Jones after Las Vegas, NV police said the players argued at a casino blackjack table at the Palms hotel and casino. Porter is accused of punching Jones in the face after an argument ensued. Jones was reportedly treated by medical professionals at the scene. Las Vegas police officer Kevin McMahill said, "Apparently these two have a history with each other; a history of trash talking on the field." The court appearance date is not known.

Still Don't Think There's A War Against Hip Hop In Canada?

Not hatin on Joey Porter(Former Steeler) but once you're in the system,you're in the system

Judge Mary Waterstone - the same judge accused by Murdercap CEO Jerome "SlikkForDays" Almon of framing him and believed to be the source of Almon's being banned from Canada, has been indicted for framing a defendant in another case. Almon's ban from Canada led to him filing the infamous $900 million "rappergate" lawsuit against Canada.

Judge Mary Waterstone's police and prosecutor co-conspirators are facing life sentences in the framing case.

Judge Waterstone and prosecutors are the target of Judicial Tenure Commission and Attorney Grievance Committee investigations for framing dozens of other suspects in a manner similar to the Dallas Innocence Project fiasco.

FBI and Canadian Justice Ministry documents show that Almon alleged that Judge Waterstone conspired with Detroit police and prosecutors to frame him, but U.S. Attorney Saul Green personally cleared the judge. Obama apointee and acting US Attorney Terrence Berg has also joined in protecting the corrupt judge and other law enforcement officials, while declaring war on Detroit politicians.

According to Almon, although Attorney General Eric Holder and Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox have irrefutable evidence that Judge Waterstone framed Almon, both have inexplicably refused to interview the rap mogul or file charges against Waterstone. Almon suggests it was their offices and the State Department that provided Canada Border Services with Almon's arrest jacket which lead to Canada's rap intelligence unit barring Almon and his label from Canada. It is this tolerance for corruption by the federal and state authorities that led to the demise of the US auto industry. Companies actually have a budget for bribery for doing business in Michigan, the most corrupt state in America.

A Detroit ABC affiliate, WXYZ reported that Cox is under heavy suspicion for blocking State Police investigators from interviewing the main suspect in the baseball bat beating of murdered stripper Tamara "Strawberry" Green, Carla Kilpatrick - the wife of Detroit Hip Hop Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. The Department of Justice Inspector General, Canadian Justice, and Public Safety Ministers are now investigating the sex and corruption-filled, Duke Lacrosse team-like scandal.

In a TMZ.COM exclusive, producer Harvey Levin concluded that State Department and FBI documents clearly show that both knowingly passed false information to Canada's intelligence units, as they did in the Steven Hatfil case. A YouTube video under "SlikkForDays" verifies this allegation.

According to Chicago-based arrestfree.com CEO Kenneth Coats, "Mr. Almon has over three dozen charges against him for domestic violence and sexual misconduct - from Iowa State University, Detroit, Germany and Toronto; a carjacking charge from the Southfield, Michigan Police Chief Joseph Thomas; and a robbery allegation from corporate executives of CVS Pharmacy in Rhode Island. All allegations were found to be false by Iowa State Police, Michigan State Police, the Canadian Commissioner for Customs, and the much vaunted German Bundespolizei."

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has refused to correct the record with Canada as the State Department promised in numerous correspondences to Mr. Almon and Senate Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin.

Ironically, Almon affirms Canadian Customs and Foreign Affairs have invited Almon back into Canada and apologized, in part he believes due to losses suffered by the film industry, by tourism, and by Canada's image, as result of Almon's lawsuit.

Almon authored Michigan's film incentive program - the most lucrative in North America. Almon is weighing his options which include bringing the "rappergate" lawsuit to Canadian courts in July.

The Game was detained in Canada for several hours yesterday, TMZ has learned, before his ass got deported back to the U.S. -- and we're told, it's all because of the rapper's alleged gang affiliation.

A rep for Substance Entertainment Group -- the promotion company behind Game's tour in Canada -- tells TMZ, the tour promoter got a call from Canadian Customs while Game was on the plane on his way to Canada.

We're told customs informed the promoter that Game would be denied entry "due to new information received that Game is affiliated with organized crime and is an active member of the Bloods street gang."

The rep claims Game was blindsided by the last-minute red flag -- telling us, concert organizers had secured all permits and approval weeks ago to get Game into the country.

Bad news for everyone who bought a ticket to his upcoming Canadian shows -- tour's cancelled.

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